Top 20 Fast Food Chains Released And Whataburger Doesn’t Make The Cut

Well, every year the list of the top fast food chains gets released and I think Whataburgers lack of widespread recognition keeps it out of the top 20. WB was ranked 23rd by QSR Magazine but the top 20 may surprise you!

1

McDonald’s*

–

Burger

36,389.00

2,550.00

13,046

1,109

14,155

-104

2

Starbucks*1

–

Snack

14,795.40

1,123.25

5,292

7,880

13,172

651

3

Subway

–

Sandwich

11,300.00

422.52

26,744

0

26,744

-359

4

Wendy’s

2

Burger

9,930.20

1,570.00

6,207

330

6,537

58

5

Burger King*

-1

Burger

9,749.19

1,361.43

7,111

50

7,161

35

6

Taco Bell

-1

Ethnic

9,353.80

1,510.00

5,399

879

6,278

157

7

Dunkin’ Donuts*

–

Snack

8,200.00

928.86

8,828

0

8,828

397

8

Chick-fil-A

–

Chicken

7,973.50

4,407.10

1,730

372

2,102

119

9

Pizza Hut

–

Pizza

5,751.40

740.00

7,371

318

7,689

-133

10

Domino’s*

1

Pizza

5,335.20

993.33

4,979

392

5,371

171

11

Panera Bread

-1

Sandwich

5,200.00

2,700.00

1,134

908

2,042

70

12

Sonic*

1

Burger

4,504.14

1,284.00

3,201

356

3,557

31

13

KFC

1

Chicken

4,483.30

1,060.00

3,966

201

4,167

-103

14

Chipotle

-2

Ethnic

3,904.38

1,868.00

0

2,198

2,198

227

15

Carl’s Jr./Hardee’s*

–

Burger

3,761.00

1,249.00

2,774

237

3,011

53

16

Dairy Queen

1

Snack

3,621.00

1,268.05

4,515

2

4,517

6

17

Arby’s

-1

Sandwich

3,600.00

1,117.00

2,314

1,044

3,358

17

18

Little Caesars*

–

Pizza

3,523.25

815.00

3,809

514

4,323

65

19

Jack in the Box

–

Burger

3,445.00

1,530.00

1,838

417

2,255

6

20

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen*

–

Chicken

3,140.30

1,488.00

2,029

55

2,084

77

21

Papa John’s

–

Pizza

3,013.79

875.85

2,739

702

3,441

53

22

Panda Express

–

Ethnic

2,903.04

1,606.00

95

1,798

1,893

91

23

Whataburger

1

Burger

2,181.35

2,706.00

122

684

806

15

24

Jimmy John’s

-1

Sandwich

2,146.60

841.70

2,584

63

2,647

242

If I’m being honest, I kinda sorta agree with the list. I don’t eat Mickey D’s very often but it’s clearly still the leader of the pack. They started the fast food game, in my opinion.